I like the thought of the two heads of their respective railway companies maintaining a friendship despite their company rivalry. I also like the thought of the Detective coming from the rival company to help out the investigation. This could cause suspicion and make him not exactly trusted by the people who he is supposed […]

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Well, I have mulled it over and have decided that I like the idea of the 1930’s plotlines. So in deciding what to write for my crime fiction novel, the other two have ben shelved and scant details have been put into my ideas notebook.
So I need a setting to start with.
Out comes freemind my […]

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Yes folks it’s Monday morning, 10-30 British Summer Time here in sunny (for a change) Chesterfield and yours truly has decided to embark on his crime novel to beat all crime novels.
I’m feeling very optimistic this morning as I have a few ideas that have come to me either overnight or this morning while I […]

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Ask a question and you’ll get another.
“If you were a complete novice” I asked a student who had attempted two novels and not finished them due to various problems, most of which stemmed from a lack of direction, “what would be the most important question you would ask?”
“That’s easy,” she replied. “Which is more important in […]

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